=== Religious Freedom Restoration Act ===
In 1993, the RFRA was introduced and passed the senate by a vote of 97-3.<ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/291310/church-and-rfra-brian-bolduc The Church and the RFRA], [[National Review]]</ref> Helms was one of the three votes against the bill at the time, and for specific reasons which are usually not mentioned<ref>[httphttps://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/01/everybody-s-lost-their-goddamn-mind-over-religious-freedom.html]</ref>
Helms noted: